Chief of Staff, Chief Product Officer

The Role

The Chief of Staff to the CPO is a strategic role that drives Product organization's effectiveness through analytics, execution, and cross-functional leadership, ensuring alignment with business goals and measurable impacts.

The Chief of Staff to the Chief Product Officer (CPO) is a senior, highly trusted partner who amplifies the effectiveness of the Product organization and its leader. This role blends strategy, analytics, and execution, acting as an extension of the CPO across planning, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment.

This is not an administrative role. It is a thought partner and operator role designed for someone with top-tier strategic rigor, deep analytical skills, and experience driving complex initiatives inside high-growth or Big Tech environments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Thought Partnership

• Serve as a primary strategic advisor to the CPO on product vision, portfolio tradeoffs, org design, and long-term bets
• Lead structured problem solving on ambiguous, high-stakes questions (e.g. build vs. buy, sequencing of AI investments, platform vs. feature tradeoffs)
• Prepare clear, data-backed narratives for the CEO, executive team, and Board

Operating Rhythm & Execution

• Drive the Product organization's operating cadence: planning cycles, roadmap reviews, KPI reviews, and executive updates
• Track and unblock critical cross-team initiatives spanning Product Management, Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, and AI Platform teams
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, commercial priorities, and go-to-market execution

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as a connective layer between Product and key partners including Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Finance
• Lead or support high-impact, cross-functional programs (e.g. major platform launches, AI initiatives, org transformations)
• Identify and proactively resolve misalignment before it becomes execution risk

Communication & Narrative

• Craft concise, compelling written and visual materials for exec forums, Board meetings, and customer-facing moments
• Pressure-test messaging to ensure product strategy is clear, credible, and grounded in customer value
• Raise the bar on clarity, precision, and decision quality across Product leadership communications

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience across a combination of top-tier management consulting (e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or Product strategy, business operations, or strategy & operations roles at high-growth or Big Tech company
• Proven experience working closely with senior executives and influencing at the C-level
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and strong working knowledge of Python for analysis and modeling
• Exceptional structured thinking and problem-solving ability
• High judgment, discretion, and ability to operate in ambiguity

What We Offer

• Salary Range: $140,000 – $190,000
• Five weeks paid time off (PTO), 11 company paid holidays, unlimited sick days
• Generous healthcare packages & mental health benefits
• 401K plus matching & equity grants
• Wellness benefit & learning reimbursement opportunities